It is a thousand kilometers across that desert (沙漠). The road is _26_ nearly all the way. Sometimes there is a deep sand. A driver must then put his foot down hard and drive through! There are three small _27_ along the way. Vick reached the first place at ten o'clock p. m. He had his _28_ in a little restaurant(餐馆)there. It was a warm _29_ in August. Vick wanted to _30_ through the night. The nights are warm enough in August, but the days are very, very _31_ .

He left the restaurant at 11: 30 and drove over _32_ hours. There wasn't a moon, but the _33_ were wonderful. There was nothing else on die road. Vick thought, "It's an empty desert. No tree, house, man. " He could _34_ . the endless, white road in the car's headlights(车灯). A million stars looked down on him.

It was two o'clock in the morning. Vick stopped the car. He was two hundred kilo­meters from the 　35 　town: "I'll light the cooker( 炊具)," he thought, "and make some tea. " He got out of the car.

He heard some sounds, ten or fifteen metres _36 　. He could not see anything in the darkness(黑暗). A man said, "Good morning. It's a _37_ 　morning, isn't it?" The man came forward(向前) ,out of the darkness; out of the desert. Vick did not move. The man said, "You are going to _38 　some tea, aren't you? I often get a cup of tea at this time. It" s two o’clock. Cars always _39 　near here at this time. Sometimes I get a _40 . Now listen, and I'll tell you a story. Then you'll give me--"

26. A. short　　　　　　 B. good　　　　　 C. busy　　　　 D. well

27. A. cities　　　　　 　B. hotels　　　　 　C. villages　　　 D. towns

28. A. tea　　　　　　　 B. supper　　　　 　C. lunch　　　　 　D. breakfast

29. A. night　　　　　 　B. day　　　　 　　C. season　　　　 D. month

30. A. live　　　　　　 B. stay　　　　　　 C. drive　　　　 　D. walk

31. A. cold　　　　　　 B. cool　　　　　 C. hot　　　　　 D. warm

32. A. two　　　　　　 B. seven　　　　 　C. ten　　　　　 D. fourteen

33. A. trees　　　　　　 B. animals　　　　 C. stars　　　　 D. clouds

34. A. see　　　　　　 B. ride　　　　　　 C. pass　　　　 　D. find

35. A. home　 　　　　　B. other　　　　　 　C. next　　　　　 D. last

36. A. about　　　　 　B. from　　　　　 C. far　　　　　　 D. away

37. A. noisy　　　　 　B. lovely　　　　 　C. sleepy　　　　 　D. sunny

38. A. eat　　　　　 　B. make　　　　　 　C. cook　　　　 　D. drink

39. A. leave　　　　 　B. stop　　　　　　 C. meet　　　　 　D. run

40. A. bread　　　　 　B. car　　　　　　 C. rest　　　　　 D. meal

25. Oh, dear! I ______ the key ______ the bike at the office.

　 A. forgot, of　　　 B. forgot, to　　　 C. left, of　　　　 D. left, to

24. I was ________at the __________news.

A. surprised…surprised　　　　　 　 B. surprised…surprising

C. surprise…surprised　　　　　　 　　　 D. surprise…surprise

23. --How long _______ you _______ this watch?　 --Oh, my father gave it to me 10 years ago.

　 A. did, buy　　　 B. have, bought　　 C. have, kept　　　　 D. have, had

22. This is the house ________ the famous writer once lived.

　 A. which　　　　 B. in that　　　　 C. where　　　　　 D. what

21. The woman is heard ________ songs every morning.

　 A. singing　　　　 B. sing　　　　　 C. to sing　　　　　 D. sung

20. I’m afraid your car needs _________.

　 A. repair　　　　　 B. to repair　　　　 C. repaired　　 　　D. repairing

19. Could you tell me when 　　　　　?

A. does the train leave　 B. did the train leave　 C. will the train leave　 D. the train leaves

18. I haven't heard from Bill　　　　 　he left here.

A. when　　　　　 　B. before　　　　 　C. since　　　　 　D. after

17. Did he say if he ______? If he ______, please let me know.

　 A. came, comes　 B. would come, will come　 C. will come, comes　 D. would come, comes